Ian Holloway has been reuinted with his former Blackpool colleague as winger Elliot Grandin pens a one-year deal at Crystal Palace .

The 25-year-old becomes the sixth Eagles signing of the summer as Holloway prepares to try and keep his team in the Premier League.

Grandin signed for Blackpool for their top flight campaign in 2010 and made 24 appearances for the Seasiders that season.

“I’m very excited. I had a very good year in the Premier League with the gaffer, so I’m excited to start the new season," Grandin told www.cpfc.co.uk.

“We had a very good run (at Blackpool). I think the team played well, but we were unlucky at the end because we went down. We had a very, very good year though, we enjoyed it and I hope it will be the same with Crystal Palace.

“It’s very nice because every game is a new challenge.

"It’s like a cup final every game. You play against great players, great teams, so you have to be focused on your football and everyone has to give their best because it’s a difficult league – the best league in the world, I think."

Grandin featured in just 45 minutes for Palace against Dagenham but that was enough to earn him a full-time deal and he is excited about another crack at the Premier League.

He added: "All the teams are very good. In the French league or in the Spanish league, you have six strong teams, but I think in the Premier League I think all the teams are very strong. Everybody can beat everybody, so it’s hard to say who will stay up, who will go down.

"If we work together and the team is confident, anything is possible."